Pet Hospitalization Services

At Arcata Animal Hospital, we’re pleased to be a full-service veterinary practice that provides patients with top-notch care, in sickness and in health. Even though your pet benefits from our exceptional wellness care throughout their life, unexpected illnesses and injuries can still occur. If your pet becomes sick or gets injured, we’ll go above and beyond to provide the best care that veterinary medicine offers, including pet hospitalization services.

Common Signs of Illness/Injury in Pets

If your pet is showing signs of illness or injury, we recommend bringing them to us for an examination. Animals tend to be conditioned to hide signs of weakness, so the clues that something may be wrong could be easy to overlook. The following are some signs of the most common signs of illness and injury that are seen in pets:

Physical weakness

Refusing to eat

Moving slowly/stumbling

Seizures

Excessive panting/difficulty breathing

Severe diarrhea or vomiting

Excessive licking

Biting at their skin

Visible injury or trauma

When you bring your pet to us, we can thoroughly assess them from nose to tail to determine what the problem is. Depending on your pet’s symptoms, we may need to use our advanced diagnostic tools (X-rays, lab testing, etc.) to make a more accurate diagnosis. Once we’ve discovered the cause of the condition, we can recommend the proper course of treatment.

Pet Hospitalization

If we determine that your pet needs to be hospitalized overnight, you don’t have to worry about sending them to an unknown location. Our facility is equipped to provide our seriously injured and ill patients with overnight nursing care provided by our trained nursing staff most nights on an as-needed basis.

Taking care of sick and injured pets is a vital part of the work we do. If your pet has been injured, or if they’re displaying signs of illness, please bring them to us to receive the medical care that they need. If you have any questions about our pet hospitalization services at Arcata Animal Hospital, feel free to give us a call at 707-822-2402.

Words from the Heart

Arcata Animal Hospital has always been my first choice. Everyone is always so kind and very knowledgeable. From helping my puppy many years ago, to helping my bunny recuperate from ileus, they have been the best.

Chryste J.

Amazing hospital with top of the line staff that make you feel like family. Your pet WILL be taken care of by the best staff, I've personally seen how attentive and devoted the doctors and staff are. AAH rocks ! I haven't found another vet hospital that compares to this one.

Anna R.

so nice and respectful to my rat!! lots of places don't respect rats as pets but they were very kind and respectful to me and tulip and we had a great visit!! definitely coming back